Alexander Kazakis
{{short description|Professional 9-Ball pool player}}
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Alexander Kazakis{{efn|Sometimes known as Alexandros Kazakis{{Cite web|title=Alexandros KAZAKIS - AZBilliards.com|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=30 December 2018|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/people/6506-alexandros-kazakis/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826191524/http://www.azbilliards.com/people/6506-alexandros-kazakis/|archive-date=2018-08-26|url-status=live}}}} (Born July 16, 1991) is a Greek professional pool player. Kazakis is a former European 10-ball champion,{{Cite web |title=Kazakis, Khodjaeva and Tahti grab the 10-ball titles – European Pocket Billiard Federation |author= |work=europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com |date= |access-date=30 December 2018 |url=http://europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com/kazakis-khodjaeva-and-tahti-grab-the-10-ball-titles/ |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804215023/http://europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com/kazakis-khodjaeva-and-tahti-grab-the-10-ball-titles/ |archive-date=4 August 2016 |url-status=dead }} and regular 9-ball player. In 2018, he was the number one ranked player by the World Pool-Billiard Association.{{Cite web |title=Ranking - WPA Pool |work=WPA Pool |access-date=30 December 2018 |url=https://wpapool.com/ranking/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216135023/https://wpapool.com/ranking/ |archive-date=2018-12-16 |url-status=live }}
Career
In 2016, Kazakis won the Kremlin Cup, without losing a game.{{Cite web|title=Kremlin Cup trophy goes to Athens|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=30 December 2018|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13042-kremlin-cup-trophy-goes-to-athens/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906203711/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13042-kremlin-cup-trophy-goes-to-athens/|archive-date=2018-09-06|url-status=live}} Kazakis reached the semi-final of the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship; before losing to eventual winner Joshua Filler on a final frame decider.{{Cite web |title=It's Biado vs. Van Boening, Filler vs. Kazakis As The 2018 World 9-ball Championship Heads To Final Day |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=30 December 2018 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14344-its-biado-vs-van-boening-filler-vs-kazakis-as-the-2018-world-9-ball-championship-heads-to-final-day/ |language= |quote=}}{{Cite web |title=Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship |work=ABS-CBN News |date=20 December 2018 |access-date=30 December 2018 |url= https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/20/18/billiards-carlo-biado-bows-to-german-foe-in-world-9-ball-championship |language= |quote=}}
Kazakis won the 2018 Austria Open event on the Euro Tour, defeating Denis Grabe in the final 9–6.{{Cite web |title=Kazakis vs Grabe Scoresheet |author= |work=billiardapps.com |date= |access-date=3 January 2019 |url= http://billiardapps.com/scoresheet.asp?db=eurotour&header=yes&eventnr=2018020&matchcode=M9-SE31 |language= |quote=}}
Kazakis finished in second place of the 2019 World Pool Masters Tournament, losing to David Alcaide in the final 9–8 having led 5-0 and 8–5.{{cite web|url=http://www.matchroompool.com/world-pool-masters/world-pool-masters-2019/|title=World Pool Masters 2019|publisher=}}
Kazakis won the 2021 World Pool Masters, beating Shane Van Boening in the final 9–0. This is the first occasion a player has made a "clean sweep" of the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.matchroompool.com/news/redemption-for-kazakis-as-he-wins-dafabet-world-pool-masters/|title=World Pool Masters 2021|publisher=}}
Titles & Achievements
- 2025 Predator Las Vegas Mixed Doubles - (with Kelly Fisher)
- 2022 Predator Wisconsin Open 10-Ball
- 2021 World Pool Masters
- 2018 Euro Tour Pongau Open{{Cite web |title=Player Profile |author= |work=billiardapps.com |date= |access-date=3 January 2019 |url= http://billiardapps.com/player_profile.asp?db=eurotour&playerid=1875 |language= |quote=}}
- 2016 Kremlin Cup
- 2015 European Pool Championship 10-Ball
References
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External links
{{AZB|http://www.azbilliards.com/people/6506-alexandros-kazakis/}}
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